Comet Bay Professional Learning Community (CBPLC)

Business Plan 2017-2020 Comet Bay Professional Learning Community (CBPLC) Comet Bay College Comet Bay Primary School Golden Bay Primary School Secret Harbour Primary School Singleton Primary School

Introduction Comet Bay Professional Learning Community (CBPLC) is a strategic school improvement initiative between Comet Bay College, Comet Bay Primary School, Golden Bay Primary School, Secret Harbour Primary School and Singleton Primary School. Characteristics of professional communities: 1. A professional culture 2. Leadership that fosters and supports a professional culture 3. A focus on student engagement, and well-being 4. A focus on improving professional knowledge and practice 5. Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience The three big ideas that drive the work of the Comet Bay Professional Learning Community: Our Overarching Goal The goal of our collective actions is to enhance our effectiveness as educators so that all of our students benefit. The CBPLC continuously seeks out and shares, and then acts on that. We are a cohesive K-12 professional community organised into interdependent collaborative teams, united by a professional community foundation. Our CBPLC Business Plan The Business Plan references and implements the Department of Education Corporate Framework, including the Strategic Plan for WA Schools and the Director General s Classroom First Strategy. The plan outlines an overview of the strategic intent of the CBPLC towards improvement strategies that improve the quality of teaching and in our schools. The Business Plan has been aligned to the National School Improvement Tool (ACER 2013) and the Professional Learning Community Framework (ACER 2016), to support the CBPLC in making judgements about where we are at on our improvement journey, to set goals and design strategies for improvement and to monitor and demonstrate improvement over time. There is growing consensus that the most promising strategy for sustained, substantive school improvement is developing the capacity of school personnel to function as a professional community. The professional community is an ongoing process in which educators work collaboratively in recurring cycles of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve. PLCs operate under the assumption that the key to improved for students is continuous, job-embedded for educators. Collaboration has a powerful effect in magnifying and spreading the benefits of professional and adds a new and valuable dimension to the undertaken by individuals. It connects teachers and leaders to their colleagues within and across schools and to external experts. Effective collaboration involves more than simply working together. It demands a disciplined and purposeful approach to collaborating, to solve the challenges that are most important to improving student outcomes. Therefore we need to look for professional that develops professional communities within and between schools. 1. A Focus on Learning - The purpose of our CBPLC schools is to ensure all students learn at high levels. We accept as the fundamental purpose of our schools and therefore are willing to examine all practices in light of their impact on. 2. A Focus on Collaboration - Helping students learn requires a collaborative and collective effort. We are committed to working together to achieve our collective purpose. We cultivate a collaborative culture through development of high-performing teams. We work together interdependently to achieve common goals that are directly related to improved student. We are mutually accountable for achieving those goals and teams are provided with the time, resources and support essential to their effectiveness. 3. A Focus on Results - To assess the effectiveness in helping all students learn we must focus on results (evidence of student ), and use results to inform and improve our professional practice, and respond to students who need intervention or enrichment. We assess our effectiveness on the basis of results rather than intentions. Individuals, teams, and the schools, seek relevant evidence and information and use that information to promote continuous improvement across the CBPLC.

What is CBPLC? WHAT IS CBPLC? The Comet Bay Professional Learning Community continuously seeks out and shares, and then Comet acts on that Bay. Professional Learning Community The goal of our collective actions is to enhance our effectiveness as professionals, so that all our students benefit. WHAT IS CBPLC? We are a cohesive K-12 professional community organised into interdependent The Comet Bay collaborative Professional teams Learning and united Community by a professional continuously community seeks out foundation. and shares, and then acts on that. The goal of our collective actions is to enhance our effectiveness as Our professionals, Executive so Team that all our students benefit. The We CBPLC are Executive a cohesive Team K-12 is professional comprised of representatives community from the organised following schools; into interdependent collaborative teams, united by a professional community foundation. > Jamie Hayres - Principal - Comet Bay College Our Executive Team > Graeme Watson - Principal - Comet Bay Primary School The CBPLC Executive Team is comprised of representatives from > Peta the Lawrence following - Principal schools; -Golden Bay Primary School > Lisa Jamie Fletcher Hayres - Principal - Principal - Secret - Comet Harbour Bay Primary College School Graeme Watson - Principal - Comet Bay Primary School > Bevan Peta Ripp Lawrence - Principal - Principal - Singleton -Golden Primary Bay School Primary School Lisa Fletcher - Principal - Secret Harbour Primary School Bevan Ripp - Principal - Singleton Primary School Our Leadership Team Our Leadership Team The CBPLC Leadership Team is comprised of representatives from each school and works The with CBPLC our Executive Leadership Team Team and our is comprised Executive Liaison of representatives Officer. from each school and works with our Executive Team and our Executive Liaison Officer. Our Executive Liaison Officer Our Executive Liaison Officer Our Executive Liaison Officer - Nancy McNally from Comet Bay College works with each Our focus Executive pod and Liaison liaises with Officer our - Leadership Nancy McNally Team. from Comet Bay College works with each focus pod and liaises with our Leadership Team. Focus on LEARNING COLLECTIVE COMMITMENTS Clarifying how members will contribute to the vision Digital Technologies STEM Thinking First/GAT SHARED PURPOSE Ensuring high levels of for all students K/P/1 Executive Team Leadership Team Executive Liason Officer YEAR 2/3 YEAR 4/5 Focus on COLLABORATION YEAR 6/7 SHARED VISION Creating the structures and cultures to ensure all students learn Arts Focus on RESULTS The CBPLC Executive Team work to create the optimum The CBPLC environment Executive for Team all work students. to create the optimum environment for all students. CBPLC Leadership Team - Information flows from each focus pod and CBPLC the Leadership 4 pillars - SHARED Team - PURPOSE, Information SHARED flows from VISION, each SHARED GOALS focus pod and and COLLECTIVE the 4 pillars COMMITMENTS - SHARED PURPOSE, are reinforced. SHARED VISION, SHARED GOALS & COLLECTIVE COMMITMENTS are reinforced. The core foundation for CBPLC is comprised of Focus on LEARNING, The core foundation Focus on COLLABORATION for CBPLC is comprised and Focus of Focus on RESULTS. on LEARNING, Focus on COLLABORATION & Focus on RESULTS. The five schools in the CBPLC community collaborate and share information The five schools and results in the to CBPLC improve community across collaborate each school. and share information and results to improve across each school. PLET SHARED GOALS Identifying indicators to monitor and progress

Our Schools The Comet Bay Professional Learning Community comprises five Independent Public Schools - Comet Bay College, Comet Bay Primary School, Golden Bay Primary School, Secret Harbour Primary School and Singleton Primary School. 96% of the Year 6 primary cohort enrol for Year 7 at the college. Comet Bay College Comet Bay College is a modern state of the art educational facility catering for students in Year 7 to Year 12. The college is situated in Secret Harbour and draws students from its partner primary schools located in the Golden Bay, Secret Harbour and Singleton areas. Comet Bay s motto is Seek Excellence and the college is working strongly towards this being reflected in every aspect of the school. Students are encouraged to perform to their highest standard and are given the opportunity to excel in a number of high quality programs. Comet Bay College has been a Department of Education and Training endorsed Gifted and Talented Academic Program school since 2007 and is one of only nine such schools in the state. The college also offers students extension through Drama, Dance, Music, Media and Art as well as having a fully accredited Specialist Australian Rules Football Program, with direct links to the Fremantle Dockers and Peel Thunder. Comet Bay Primary School Comet Bay Primary School was established in 2007 and has grown to one of the largest primary schools in the state with over 900 enrolments in 2017. Through community consultation the school was set up as a Health Promoting School where the domains of Curriculum, Ethos and Partnerships are interconnected in order to bring about Magic in our school. The school is set across two sites, the main campus on Miltona Drive and the Early Childhood Annexe located just over 2 km from the main campus. Our school s motto is Growing Together and our current enrolment information shows we have 24% of our students from the United Kingdom and 20% of parents working fly in, fly out rosters in the mining sector. The school community has a close relationship with the Defence Force hosting many students with parents based at Garden Island. Comet Bay PS was a finalist in the 2014 WA Education Awards for Primary School of the Year. Golden Bay Primary School Golden Bay Primary School was established in 2015. Staff focused on creating a positive and supportive culture with delivery of quality education that engaged students with. Significantly, the leadership team continue to work closely with the school community and future parents to progress our school vision, values and general direction based on what the community value for education, the environment and community. We are committed to providing in a safe and caring environment that nurtures each child s specific abilities and interests. Each unique individual will be encouraged to develop a pride of place and self, while respecting and absorbing the world around them. Our beliefs inform how we work together as a community. We believe that: Every child is capable of successful. Self-discipline, and working and with and from others, develops a desire to learn and positive self-esteem. Families and community members are essential partners to enrich and engage children with authentic experiences. Cultural diversity and inclusive education strengthens our and sense of community.

Our Schools Our Focus Areas Secret Harbour Primary School Secret Harbour Primary has always been known for innovation since the school opened in 1997 as Australia s first ever School in Shops. Secret Harbour Primary has long occupied the regular classroom and school buildings but has retained the community school feel. Opening in 1997 with approximately 160 students, Secret Harbour Primary now has over 750 students and attracts enrolments from South Africa, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Japan, Switzerland, Uruguay, Malaysia, Thailand and Philippines. In addition there are students from all parts of Australia with many parents working within Defence Forces. The school employs a Defence Force Transitional Aide to support Defence Force families. Secret Harbour Primary works closely with parents and the wider school community to collectively realise our goals of excellence and life-long and developing the whole child. This focus demands a strong emphasis on literacy and numeracy skills while also providing a safe environment that supports each child s physical, social and emotional development. Singleton Primary School As the African proverb states: It takes a village to raise a child. Singleton Primary School brings this ethos to life. Established in 1996 the school now serves the southern metropolitan coastal communities of Singleton, Golden Bay and semi-rural Karnup, it is now an independent public school recognised for its commitment to equity and inclusivity. Over the past twenty years the school has grown significantly, but it remains a village school in every sense, with the school s ethos of equity, enterprise and endeavour central to the notion of collective community responsibility for child development. The Singleton village serves as an extended family where children are schooled in an environment of mutual respect and community mindedness. The collaborative culture has evolved to provide a range of high quality opportunities to stimulate and challenge the individual needs and talents of every student. Every single staff member at Singleton recognises the importance of their role as an educator in the development of the whole child. In this endeavour they lead the process of which embraces all things academic, creative, physical, social and emotional. In this school community a successful learner is a student who makes the most of their talents, adopts a strong work ethic and lives by the principles and values of the community. We are confident our focus on the student as a whole being underpins our commitment to the Singleton village and the ethos and values that drive it. FOCUS 1 An explicit improvement agenda Comet Bay Professional Learning Community has established and is driving a strong improvement agenda, grounded in evidence from research and practice and expressed in terms of improvements in measurable student outcomes. Explicit and clear targets for improvement have been set and communicated. > Develop an annual CBPLC Operational Plan and CBPLC Team Plans aligned to the focus areas > CBPLC staff are united in their commitment to improve the quality of teaching and throughout the schools FOCUS 2 Analysis and discussion of data A high priority is given to CBPLC-wide analysis and discussion of systematically collected data (including all relevant information) on student outcomes. Data analyses consider overall schools performance as well as performances of individual schools, evidence of improvement/regression over time, and measures of growth across the years of schooling. > Collect, analyse and use a range of student achievement and well-being data and track student achievement and progress over the years of school > Continue to build staff capacity in analysing and interpreting a range of school data FOCUS 3 A culture that promotes CBPLC is driven by a deep belief that every student is capable of successful. A high priority is given to building and maintaining positive and caring relationships between staff, students and parents. There is a strong collegial culture of mutual trust and support among all teachers and school leaders and parents are treated as partners in the promotion of student and well-being. The CBPLC works to maintain a environment that is safe, respectful, tolerant, inclusive and that promotes intellectual rigour. > Promote and maintain an environment reflective of our high standards that all students will engage and progress in their > CBPLC staff work to build mutually respectful relationships across school communities FOCUS 4 Targeted use of resources The CBPLC applies its resources in a targeted manner to facilitate collaboration and a focus on and results. > Allocate human, physical and financial resources in alignment with the CBPLC Business Plan

Our Focus Areas Measures of Success FOCUS 5 An expert teaching team CBPLC continually seeks to build a professional team of highly able educators, including teachers who take an active leadership role beyond the classroom. Strong procedures are in place to encourage the development of a culture of continuous professional improvement that includes classroombased, mentoring and coaching arrangements. > Continue to implement a targeted professional strategy to: - retain and develop high quality educators - identify and build capacity of aspirant and existing school leaders FOCUS 6 Systematic curriculum delivery CBPLC is developing a coherent, sequenced plan for curriculum delivery that ensures consistent teaching and across the year levels. The plan, within which evidence based teaching practices are embedded, has been developed and refined collaboratively, to provide a shared vision for curriculum delivery. > Continue to develop an explicit, coherent, sequenced plan for curriculum delivery in priority curriculum areas to ensure seamless transition from the primary schools to the college through the CBPLC > Include a strong focus on the development of cross curricula skills and attributes such as literacy, numeracy, information and communication technology and critical and creative thinking skills FOCUS 7 Differentiated teaching and FOCUS 8 Effective pedagogical practices CBPLC recognises that highly effective teaching is the key to improving student throughout the schools. The CBPLC encourages the use of research based teaching practices to ensure every student is engaged, challenged and successfully. > Continue development and implementation of a teaching and culture to establish and communicate clear and consistent understandings and expectations concerning the use of highly effective teaching strategies throughout the schools FOCUS 9 School-community partnerships CBPLC actively seeks out ways to enhance partnerships across the wider community to strategically address identified needs. > Overall NAPLAN cluster data performance to be similar to or above like schools based on average ICSEA > Decrease the percentage of students who achieve below the National Minimum Standard against like schools (based on average ICSEA) in all test areas of NAPLAN > Increase percentage of students in each cohort achieving consistently in attribute data for set goals and works towards them with perseverance on semesterised reports > Increase the number of teachers participating in CBPLC teams as a Chair or Member > Increase the number of teachers completing the Advanced Instructional Intelligence Program to 50 by the end of 2019 > Increase the number of participants attending scheduled CBPLC professional opportunities > Promotion of STEM through a joint CBPLC Showcase in 2018/2019 > K-2 programs in the CBPLC primary schools to meet requirements of the National Quality Standard areas > All schools meeting individually set targets as identified in their respective Business Plan CBPLC places a high priority on ensuring that, in their day-to-day teaching, educators identify and address needs of individual students, including high achieving students. Educators are encouraged and supported to monitor closely the progress of individuals, identify difficulties and tailor classroom activities to levels of readiness and need. > Continue to enhance the Comet Bay Professional Learning Community (CBPLC) K-12 strategic improvement initiative > Continue to identify and develop potential community partnerships that intentionally impact to improve opportunities and outcomes for staff and students > Work to ensure that all students are appropriately engaged, challenged and extended

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